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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Learn to Crochet or Knit this year with the girls from Tangled Yarns!

The lovely girls at Tangled Yarns have been busy getting ready for their 2013 class schedule and with many of
the January classes already filled, bookings for February and March are
coming in thick and fast so don't miss out.

Learn
To CrochetThis is
a beginners course where we introduce you to all the basics of crochet - how
to chain, double crochet, treble crochet, increase, decrease and how to read
a simple pattern.

Cost

$75.00 per person (3
week course) plus
supplies (available
to purchase in store)RequirementsPlease note that this is an beginners course. No prior
experience is necessarySupplies100g
of DK / 8ply or 100g
of Worsted / 10ply cotton yarn(smooth,
no novelty as you need to see your stitches)4.00mm
or 4.5mm hook (depending
on your selected yarn and your gauge)wool
darning needlescissors

Learn
to KnitThis is
a beginners course where we introduce you to all the basics of knitting - how
to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, cast off and how to read a simple
pattern.Cost

$75.00 per person (3
week course)

plus
supplies (available
to purchase in store)RequirementsPlease note that this is an beginners course. No prior
experience is necessarySupplies100g
of DK / 8ply or 100g
of Worsted / 10ply cotton yarn(smooth,
no novelty as you need to see your stitches)4.00mm
or 4.5mm hook (depending
on your selected yarn and your gauge)wool
darning needlescissors

Learn
to Knit Socks

Now is
the time to start knitting your very first pair of socks to keep your toes
toasty this winter!During
three classes you will learn how to knit a pair of beautiful socks from
Derrin's Learn to Knits Socks
pattern.Cost

$75.00 per person (3
week course) plus
supplies (available
to purchase in store)RequirementsPlease note that this is an intermediate course. Prior
knowledge of how to knit in the round comfortably is required.(Double
Point Needles, Magic Loop or Two Circular methods)Supplies100g
of fingering weight / 4ply yarn (smooth,
no novelty as you need to see your stitches)2.50mm
or 2.75mm needles (dpn, magic loop or two circulars) (depending
on your selected yarn and your gauge) wool
darning needlescissors

Continental
KnittingOur
Continental Knitting classes are aimed at students who already know how to
knit the English method (with the
yarn held in the right hand) and would like to learn how to knit the Continental method (with the
yarn held in the left hand).

Most
knitters find that with practice this speeds up their knitting time greatly,
especially for long stretches of stockinette stitch or for moss / ribbing.During
the two classes you will learn one method of the knit stitch and two
different methods of the purl stitch plus how to combine the two.Cost

One of my favourite little
gifts is adapted from Lucy's
How-To Hexagon motif - sweet little felted coasters from our Noro
Kureyon.One
ball yields between five and six coasters, depending on your gauge - making a
perfect set to give.

(although they are so
useful, you might need to make a few for yourself too!)

This class will help you to master the hexagon motif and to take the
mystery out of felted objects.

Please
note, you need to have basic crochet skills to attend this course.

When Derrin was working on
this beautiful Entrelac Blanket last year it caused a great deal of buzz...and
how could it not! It is simply stunning!!

Entrelac, like many knitting techniques looks much trickier than it actually
is.

During this two hour class you will learn how to knit Entrelac and find out all
the tips, hints and tricks.

You will create a small sampler piece that you can turn into a cushion cover, a
small pouch
(perhaps for an iPad) or continue knitting to make a wonderful scarf.(Depending on the number of
stitches you cast on)Please
note, you need to have basic knitting skills to attend this course.Class cost
$30 per person plus suppliesRequirements
Our Noro yarns were just made for Entrelac...
You will need to select your needle size according to the weight of Noro you
choose

We have
also added two Learn to Knit Socks courses
to the calendar - one series of Cuff Down and one
series of Toe
Up plus Anita's fantastic Continental Knitting course!